Haroun-al-Raschid
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IT is interesting to note that Charlemagne corresponded with the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid, the Haroun-al-Raschid of the Arabian Nights.
From A Short History of the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He seldom quitted it, either by day or night; and here, like Haroun-al-Raschid, he took part in the harmless merriment of happy and contented poverty.
From Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
But, however, he treated us like two young princes, who in Haroun-al-Raschid mood had chosen to knock at a lowly door.
From Barbarossa and Other Tales by Paul Heyse
The king approved of this advice, and writing immediately to Haroun-al-Raschid, despatched the courier.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Julia Pardoe
The king, allow me to tell you, dear sister, was thinking no more about you than about Haroun-al-Raschid, or his Vizier Giaffar, and was talking geography.
From The Queen's Necklace by Alexandre Dumas père
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